Malik Jackson views Yannick Ngakoue as the Jags' version of Von Miller

One of the players on the Jacksonville Jaguars’ roster who knows what it takes to win the Super Bowl is defensive tackle Malik Jackson. In 2016, he won the big one alongside the likes of Peyton Manning while playing on a Denver Broncos unit that also played great defense.

“I was talking to Malik Jackson about a month ago and I said ‘Malik you have a chance to have a great defense like you did in Denver. You got the corners [and several other key pieces]. The only thing missing is you don’t have Von Miller.'” said Prisco. “And he looked at me and said ‘Over there we do,’ and he pointed at Yannick Ngakoue. Calais Campbell told me the exact same thing. He didn’t say [Ngakoue] was Von Miller, but he said ‘we have that guy.'”

Talk about high praise from two of the league’s best defensive lineman.

Ngakoue, who is still relatively unknown, has been a key part of the Jags’ plans and success since entering the league in 2016. In just two years, he’s managed to rack up 20 sacks and 10 forced fumbles, which is simply ridiculous for a player who was a third-round pick. Last season, he accumulated a total of 24 tackles and 12 sacks, and he led the league with six forced fumbles, which was good enough to get him a Pro Bowl nod alongside Miller in January.

After the Pro Bowl, Miller himself called Ngakoue an ‘incredibly talented player‘ as the two combined their efforts to help the AFC win the annual all-star game.

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